The Early Modern Philosophy Conference (Day 2)
Dodd Hall (Room 399)SATURDAY, APRIL 7 (DAY TWO)DODD HALL - ROOM 3999:30 – 11:15 AM: Karen Detlefsen (Penn), Du Châtelet's Changing Views on Virtue and Vice11:15 – 1:00 PM: Karolina Hübner (Toronto), Spinoza on Inference1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch2:00 – 3:45 PM: Ed McCann (USC), Conventionalism and Its Discontents: Locke’s Nominally RealEssences of Substances3:45 – 5:30 PM: Peter...
Colloquium: Michael Glanzberg (Northwestern University)
UCLA School of Law, Room 1430The Cognitive Roots of Adjectival MeaningMichael Glanzberg (Northwestern University)Friday, April 13th at 3:30 pmUCLA School of Law, Room 1430ABSTRACT:In this paper, I illustrate a way that work in cognitivepsychology can fruitfully interact withtruth-conditional semantics. A widely held view takes the meanings of gradableadjectives to be measure functions, which map objects to degrees on a scale.Scales...
The Minorities and Philosophy Workshop
Dodd Hall - Room 399The Southern California Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Workshop10:30 - 11:15 amInstructor Diversity in Student EvaluationsSherri Lynn Conklin (UCSB) and Juliana Lima (UCSB)11:15 - 12:00 pmInclusive PedagogyKim Johnston (UCLA)12:00 - 01:00 pmLUNCH01:00 - 01:45 pmThe Canon and its HistoryMilo Crimi (UCLA)01:45 - 2:30 pmDisability, Bad Examples and Exclusions in the AcademyEsther Nikbin (UCLA) and Ally Peabody...
Colloquium: Kate Manne (Cornell University)
UCLA School of Law - Room 1457Kate Manne (Cornell University) Title TBA Friday, May 18 at 3:30 pm UCLA School of Law - Room 1457
A Celebration of the Work of Calvin Normore and Brian P. Copenhaver
UCLA School of Law, Room 1457A Celebration of the Installation of Calvin Normore as the Brian P. Copenhaver ChairFriday, May 25 at 3:30 pm UCLA School of Law, Room 1457 3:30 - 4:30 pmIn Praise of Medieval PhilosophyBrian P. Copenhaver (UCLA)4:30 - 5:30 pmThe Enchantment of the RenaissanceCalvin Normore (UCLA)Reception to follow in the Shapiro Courtyard of UCLA's Law SchoolRSVPs are appreciated...
Colloquium: Lucy O’Brien (UCL)
UCLA School of Law - Room 1430Lucy O'Brien (University College London) Friday, June 1st at 3:30 pm UCLA School of Law - Room 1430
UCLA Philosophy Department Commencement
TBDThe 2018 UCLA Department of Philosophy Commencement Time and Location TBA
History of Philosophy: Diane Zetlin, University of Queensland — NEW DATE AND TIME
Dodd Hall - Room 399(This event has been rescheduled. Please note the new day and time, below.) As part of our new cycle on the History of Philosophy, Diane Zetlin will be presenting a talk on Friday, October 26th at 1 pm. Hobbes: Maternal dominion and implications for sovereignty Diane Zetlin (University of Queensland) Friday, October 26th at 1:00...
Colloquium: Margaret Gilbert, Melden Chair in Moral Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Irvine
UCLA School of Law - Room 1357Friday, October 26th at 3:30 pm Can I wrong someone in the state of nature? Margaret Gilbert, Melden Chair in Moral Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Irvine UCLA School of Law - Room 1357
Colloquium: Matthew Boyle, University of Chicago
Public Affairs Building - Room 2250Armchair Psychology Defended Matthew Boyle, University of Chicago Friday, December 7th at 3:30 pm Public Affairs Building - Room 2250